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CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES $5.5 MILLION IN GRANTS TO COUNTIES TO BOOST RECYCLING EFFORTS

(12/P18) TRENTON - The Department of Environmental Protection today announced $5.5 million in grants to all 21 of New Jersey's counties to help them enhance local recycling efforts, a key environmental priority of the Christie Administration.

"Recycling remains one of our top priorities," DEP Commissioner Bob Martin said. "We are quickly approaching the 25th anniversary of the Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act, the landmark law that made New Jersey the first state to require recycling.''"We are working hard to find ways to improve recycling rates and re-energize recycling efforts across all sectors of our state. These Recycling Enhancement Act grants are an important part of this effort," Commissioner Martin added.County agencies use the grant money for a variety of activities, including public education, purchases of recycling containers, e-waste collection and education programs, household hazardous waste and scrap tire collection programs, inspections, and mini-grants to municipalities.Some of the counties must still file work plans and budgets to receive final DEP approval for grant awards. The following is a grant eligibility breakdown by county agency:Atlantic County Utilities Authority, $210,100; Bergen County Utilities Authority, $551,100; Burlington County Department of Solid Waste, $298,100; Camden County Division of Environmental Affairs, $325,600; Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority, $110,000; Cumberland County Improvement Authority, $110,000; Essex County Utilities Authority, $430,100; Gloucester County Improvement Authority, $166,100;Hudson County Improvement Authority, $336,600; Hunterdon County Utilities Authority, $11,100; Mercer County Improvement Authority, $210,100; Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management, $485,100; Monmouth County Planning Board, $386,100; Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority, $259,600; Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management, $347,600;Passaic County Recycling and Natural Resource Programs, $336,600; Salem County Improvement Authority, $110,000; Somerset County Solid Waste Management, $199,100; Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority, $110,000; Union County Department of Engineering, Public Works and Facilities, $298,100; Warren County Planning Department, $110,000;For more on recycling in New Jersey, visithttp://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/recycling/

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CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES $5.5 MILLION IN GRANTS TO COUNTIES TO BOOST RECYCLING EFFORTS

(12/P18) TRENTON - The Department of Environmental Protection today announced $5.5 million in grants to all 21 of New Jersey's counties to help them enhance local recycling efforts, a key environmental priority of the Christie Administration.

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The album includes some random shots of some of the many vehicles on display at the Philadelphia Auto Show held at the Convention Center.
The 2016 Philadelphia Auto Show, produced and owned by the Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia, rolls into the Pennsylvania Convention Center Jan. 30 to Feb. 7. This year's event will feature 700 vehicles from more than 40 worldwide manufacturers. Highlights include an array of concept, classic, luxury, pre-production and exotic models. Ticket prices range from $7 to $14. For more information, visit phillyautoshow.com.
PHOTO CREDIT CNBNews Photo Journalist Amanda Stevenson Lupke http://www.amandastevensonphoto.com

A hodgepodge of photos taken at the Democratic National Conventions held July 25-28 at the Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center to officially name former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as its presidential nominee with Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate. The convention comes the week after Republicans held their gathering in Cleveland to nominate Donald Trump and running mate Mike Pence.
More than 4,700 delegates are attending the Democratic convention.
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Friends and family of Gloucester City native Cpl. Marc Ryan gathered at the Gloucester City v. Penns Grove game Saturday to retire Ryan's jersey after he was killed in Iraq nearly three years ago. (SEPTEMBER 22, 2007)
photos by Bruce Darrow

Our first Memories album was so well received I decided to start a second one. If you have any photos you like to submit to add to any of the albums on our site send them to BillGCN@verizon.net. Please include a brief description and the approximate year the picture was taken.